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G/SPS/N/IND/74 
26 January 2012 
 (12-0511) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture and Coope ration, Ministry of Agriculture, 
Government of India 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Plant and Plant materials and other regulated articles as per Plant Quarantine 
(Regulation of Import into India)  Order, 2003 and its Amendments 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) 
(Second Amendment) Order, 2012  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  12 
6. Description of content:  The Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) 
(Second Amendment) Order, 2012 seeks to furt her liberalize provisions governing import 
of six items notified under Schedule VI a nd two items in Schedule VII for various 
countries;  one entry point in Schedule I and one inland entry point in schedule II.  This notification will further allow imports of plants and plant materials into India.  The details 
can be seen in the website http://www.agricoop.nic.in  (Circulars and Notifications - Plant 
Quarantine Order and Amendments - Draft Pl ant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into 
India) (Second Amendment) Order, 2012 or can be obtained from the National Enquiry 
Point - Mr. Sarvesh Rai, Director, Plant Protection, Department of Agriculture & 
Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Room  No. 229 A, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi- 
110011, India;  tel/fax:  91-11-2338- 6741;  Email: rai.sarvesh@nic.in. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [X] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/IND/74 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)   
 The content of this notification is based on Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) conducted as 
per International Standards on Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) Numbers 2 and 11 of the International Plant Protection (IPPC) of FAO.  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
Available in English 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  The draft notification is to be adopted on 
31 March 2012. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  31 March 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  31 March 2012.  (tentative) 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  26 March 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Mr. Sarvesh Rai, Director (Pla nt Protection), Department of 
Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agri culture, Room No. 229A, Krishi Bhawan, New 
Delhi-110011, India;  tel/fax: 91-11-23386741;  E-mail: rai.sarvesh@nic.in 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   Website of the 
Plant Protection Division of the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of 
Agriculture, Government of India viz. http://www.agricoop.nic.in  and 
http://www.plantquarantineindia.org  and, Mr. Sarvesh Rai, Director (Plant Protection), 
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Room No. 229A, 
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 11001, India;  tel/fax:  91-11-2338-6741;  E-mail:  rai.sarvesh@nic.in